It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter and blog post, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.

Brown Held Bank of America Stock While Advocating For Big Banks. Brown positioned himself as a clean-government advocate, co-sponsoring the STOCK Act, which is designed to halt insider trading-like activity by members of Congress. But Brown’s financial disclosure records show that he has been a large investor in Bank of America, GE and Exxon-Mobil throughout his time in the Senate — even as he secured lucrative legislative protections for the nation’s biggest banks, trading houses and oil companies. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/17/brown-boa-stock_n_1100214.html

It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter and blog post, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.

Massachusetts GOP Released First Attack Ad Against Elizabeth Warren. The Web ad comically attempts to use selective quoting and distorting camera effects to make Warren look anti-business, or violent, or like an inarticulate speaker, or… something. They are clearly trying to make her seem like a very scary class warrior. See videos: http://crooksandliars.com/mike-lux/scott-brown-republican-party-put-out-fir

They’re at it again. The DC/Beacon Hill political establishment is working hard to defeat Scott and his message of job creation, lower taxes, and reduced spending. Just yesterday, the League of Conservation Voters, a partisan organization whose goal is electing liberal Democratic candidates, launched a nearly $2 million television ad blitz once again attacking and distorting Scott’s pro-jobs record.

All told, left-wing special interests have already spent more than $3 million in negative ads attacking Scott this year alone. That goes to show that next to only the presidency itself, no race in the country is more important to them than this Senate race and taking back the so-called “Kennedy seat.”

The reason is clear. In Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren – who said Tuesday she “provided the intellectual foundation” for the Occupy Wall Street movement – the radical left has found one of their own, and they are putting their money where their mouth is, donating over $3.3 million to her in just the first few weeks of her campaign.

Next week, Professor Warren is rubbing elbows and raising big dollars at an elite Hollywood fundraiser hosted by Barbra Streisand, Norman Lear and other Tinseltown bigwigs.

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It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter and blog post, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.

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Christine Ridout, cridout123@gmail.com

Editorial Note: Some Things Don’t Change. As I noted previously, the news about Brown relates overwhelmingly to the politics of the 2012 election: how much money he has raised, his standing in the polls, potential Democratic challengers. He has done little that is substantive in any direction, conservative, liberal or moderate. Now, with Elizabeth Warren entering the race, the focus on politics has heightened even more.

2012 is NOT the year to sit on the sidelines, Scott Brown needs you on the ‘field’ actively supporting his reelection bid to fight back against the political machine which has already spent over $2 Million against Scott in negative attack ads.

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I wanted to let you know that my dad is turning 52 today. Typically, our family would celebrate our dad’s birthday around the kitchen table with cake & candles in Wrentham, MA.
These days, it’s hard to find time for us to get together. My dad is consumed with his job fighting for more jobs, lower taxes, less spending, and a better economic climate.
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Will you donate $52 right now to tell my dad to keep fighting (even though he’s becoming an old man)? http://scottbrown.com/happy-birthday-scott-brown

It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter and blog post, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.

If you would like to receive the newsletter directly in your e-mail, send me your e-mail address.
Christine Ridout, cridout123@gmail.com

Editorial Note: Some Things Don’t Change. As I noted last month, all the news about Brown relates to the politics of the 2012 election: how much money he has raised, his standing in the polls, potential Democratic challengers. He has done little that is substantive in any direction, conservative, liberal or moderate.

A labor-backed coalition is looking to send Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) a message with a new ad. “Scott Brown promised to be an independent voice for Massachusetts,” says a narrator in the spot from MassUniting. “But instead, we got ‘Bobble Head Brown,’ saying ‘yes’ to Wall Street and the national Republican agenda. Brown said ‘yes’ to shipping jobs overseas. ‘Yes’ to tax breaks for oil companies and billionaires. ‘Yes’ to slashing Medicaid and Social Security. Tell Scott Brown there’s nothing independent about saying ‘yes’ to Wall Street and the Republican leadership.”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/22/scott-brown-targeted-in-b_n_932887.html The ad is also being run on bobbleheadbrown.com

Brown and GOP on wrong side of history on the debt. An opinion piece in The Tech (MIT ) says Brown is unwilling to accept anything less than 98 percent of his demands. Sometimes taxes are necessary. http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N32/normandin.html

It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter and blog post, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.

If you would like to receive the newsletter directly in your e-mail, send me your e-mail address.
Christine Ridout, cridout123@gmail.com

Editorial Note: For those of you who have followed this blog, you know that I don’t editorialize. This time, however, I would like to make a comment: in the last 6 months, I have been struck by how little there is to report on Brown. He has done little that is substantive in any direction, conservative, liberal or moderate. All the news about Brown is political–how much money he has raised, his standing in the polls, and potential Democratic challengers. Even the conservative Boston Herald has commented on this: “Brown rarely takes a strong position. He tends to wait until the final hours of a debate before disclosing his views. He rarely grants in-depth interviews on substantive subjects.” (See below)

Debt limit talks a big challenge for Brown. Brown has a huge leadership opportunity if he were to break ranks with his ideologically rigid Republican colleagues and call for a balanced solution to our debt problem. Brown could prove that he actually is the common-sense leader he claims to be, and put the country’s interests over narrow political interests. Brown was fond of saying during the campaign that he was running for “the people’s seat.” But before it was the people’s seat, it was Ted Kennedy’s seat, and voters could expect Sen. Kennedy to put politics aside at times like these and lead. Brown tends to wait until an issue is settled, then pick the “winning” side and vote accordingly. The dire consequences of a U.S. default demand much more from Brown this time. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/2011_0718debt_limit_talks_a_bigchallenge_for_brown/

It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.

If you would like to receive the newsletter directly in your e-mail, send me your e-mail address.
Christine Ridout, cridout123@gmail.com

It’s important for Massachusetts voters to be informed about Scott Brown’s voting record, policy positions, and political activities. I will send out an occasional newsletter, “Keeping Tabs on Scott Brown.” The newsletter reports only facts, does not editorialize, and provides links to additional information. Please feel free to forward it to friends, family and other interested people. My hope is that Massachusetts voters will have the facts about Brown so they can make an informed decision during the next election. If you want to contact Brown directly, his phone # is 202 -224-4543. His official website is http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/ You must type this address into the URL yourself. If you simply click it, you will be directed to a campaign site. On his official site, you must fill out a contact form. No direct e-mail address is given.Newsletters are posted on our website: https://scottbrownsactivities.wordpress.com

Brown’srecord is complicated. He often votes along party lines, but he has gone the opposite way on several occasions, including Wednesday’s vote on a contentious bill that would reshape Medicare. Brown was one of four in his party to vote against it, reflecting the cautious line he walks as a Republican in a Democratic state.

Brown Tries to Distract From the Real Issue—Clean Air. Brown attacks funding of League of Women Voters advertisement. But Brown is in no position to cast aspersions about donors. He has opposed measures to require disclosure of donors. And from what he has had to reveal, we know of at least $133,000 that he has received from bit polluters and their corporate front groups. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/senator-brown-tries-to-di_b_860719.html

Brown’srecord is complicated. He often votes along party lines, but he has gone the opposite way on several occasions, including Wednesday’s vote on a contentious bill that would reshape Medicare. Brown was one of four in his party to vote against it, reflecting the cautious line he walks as a Republican in a Democratic state. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/us/politics/28massachusetts.html

Brown’s media control backfires. Brown and his team made a strategic decision early in his term to strictly limit the way he communicates with the public. Brown’s communications strategy is based upon delivering his message through press releases, speeches, op-eds, and carefully chosen “friendly” media interviews. He often refuses to answer media questions at public appearances, or do press conferences to respond to the issue of the day. But this week, we saw the limits of this approach. For further information on this topic, see http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/2011_0509headlinegoes/srvc=home&position=0